Sorry for jumping in so late in the convo, but it seems to me that no one is ignoring the preposition here. What I find is that whenever you have HAYAH + L: = Become.
If you look at any of the examples given by Michael Abernathy, I think you will discover the pattern.
Exodus 4:3 WAY:HIY L:NAXA$ = and it became a serpent.
Joshua 7:5 WAY:HIY L:MAYIM = and the heart of the people became water.
Judges 1:33 WB"YT `A:NAT HAYW LAHEM LAMAS = and Beth Anath became forced labor for them.
Ruth 4:13 VAYYIQAX BO`AZ ET RWT VATT:HIY-LW = and Boaz took Ruth and she became to him.
So, I don't think anyone is ignoring anything, just noticing a pattern. That HAYAH + L: = Become.
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